more than friends

chapter nine

POE'S POV

I'm getting dragged underwater, and the light fades. The water pushes into me, and I give up the struggle. I can't move. I don't know if I ever will again. At least the last thing I saw was Rey.

But just as soon as my eyes close, I'm awake. First I see light, but then I see a literal angel. It's Rey. Maybe I'm in heaven? Impossible. In heaven, Finn isn't slapping me and swearing incoherently. Instinctively, I reach up to fix my hair, but I now realize that I should breathe first. Yeah, that's a good idea. I turn over, and cough out what I can. I must look like an idiot. But when I sit up and look at Rey, I forget everything. She looks relieved. At least I know she was worried about me. But then again, she's Rey. She'd be worried for anyone. She's so nice.
"Are you alright?" She asks, this time putting her hands on my shoulders. Suddenly my feelings overcome me, and I wrap her up in my arms. We've only been 'friends' for about a day, but she did just save my life. She hesitates at first; which kinda bruises my ego, but she fixes it just as easily by finally returning my embrace.
"Thanks for saving me, Rey. I owe you one," I say and break off the hug.
I can practically feel the awkwardness radiating off of Finn right now.
"Alright guys," I say and stand up, taking off my soaking jacket. "Let's head back to the Falcon."
Rey nods in agreement and Finn pats me on the back.

We spend the remainder of the day meandering back to the Falcon, and checking out the planet we'll be staying on for a while. About three miles away from the ship, we find all of these falling trees that are in a big pit. Like, the pit goes farther than I can see. It's obvious that this planet goes through a lot of inclement weather. Luckily, the pit is also deep. So, it looks like we can fit a base down there. That's the only hope we have at this point.

When we arrive at the ship, everyone's already working. Leia notices our arrival and walks over.
"What the hell took you so long? Whatever, never mind. We found this pit a few miles that way," she points to the direction we came from, "it's great for a base. That's why we have everyone chopping wood, and getting supplies ready." She smiles happily. At least Leia has hope. Finn steps closer to us.
"Did you say everyone is working?" He doesn't wait for an answer, and runs towards a group working on tech.
I see a familiar woman shyly ordering people around.
"No no no. Don't connect those wires! Connect those." She says confidently. "Please," She adds.

It's Rose.

A/N
This is a really short, fluffy chapter, but I've been sick all day and I didn't have much time to write a long, intense chapter. I'll be back with a better chapter very soon. I hope you enjoy and thanks for 400 reads! vote vote vote!